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"Traffic is at a crawl on Highway 50 in Downtown Sacramento for the start of Tuesday's evening commute.Westbound traffic heading into downtown was backed up to Howe Avenue as of 5 p.m.KCRA traffic expert Jaclyn Dunn said it was about a 25-minute drive on westbound Highway 50 from Folsom Boulevard to Highway 99.Crews began work on the westbound portion of the Fix 50 project late Monday evening.Watch: Traffic expert Jaclyn Dunn's\u00A0Fix 50 alternativesThree inside lanes -- also known as the fast lanes -- have been closed to traffic since early Tuesday morning.Watch report here: Fix 50 construction begins on westbound lanesThe lane closures led to major delays during the morning commute.LiveCopter 3 video showed westbound traffic on Highway 50 \u00A0backed up all the way to Watt Avenue at about 8 a.m.Northbound Highway 99 also saw major delays near downtown, and Folsom Boulevard was also impacted because of Highway 50 detours.Caltrans, the state's transportation department warned drivers of delays and encouraged people to take alternative transportation or alternative routes.Workers are repairing an aging stretch of the highway between 18th and 24th streets.\u00A0New work on the westbound lanes is creating the reverse of what drivers saw during construction on the eastbound side that took place earlier this month.Westbound construction on the W/X Freeway will continue until June 10.--Inside KCRA.com:Complete Fixing 50 coverageTimeline: Fix 50 projectAlternate routesView traffic camerasEverything you need to know about Hwy. 50 construction project"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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